HAT Co Performing at KST’s MLK Event

Hope Academy students are performing songs and dances in celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. for the Kelly Strayhorn Theater’s “East Liberty Celebrates MLK” event. There will be activities in the lobby of the theater from 1 to 4 pm and performances from 2 to 3 pm.

Hope Academy’s HAT Co band includes Henry Schultz (piano and cello), Winston Bell (bass and percussion), Brandon Terry (percussion), Sam Gardner (bass and percussion), with vocalists Mimi Thomas, Faith Williams, Candace Burgess and Emma Smith; under the direction of Michael Chapman, Emma Cox and Anqwenique Wingfield. Dancers include Candace Burgess, Raffaella Carattino, Jade Hainer, Jade Langan, May Lee, Laela Lumsden, Jade Payne, Alexandra Plummer, Emma Smith, Mimi Thomas, Anna Ungarino and Kennedi Williams under the direction of Anthony Williams.